{"id":1133,"date":"2023-06-21T21:01:58","date_gmt":"2023-06-21T15:31:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/?p=1133"},"modified":"2024-04-03T07:06:13","modified_gmt":"2024-04-03T01:36:13","slug":"q-with-reference-to-changpa-community-of-india-consider-the-following-statement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/upsc\/q-with-reference-to-changpa-community-of-india-consider-the-following-statement","title":{"rendered":"Q. With reference to \u2018Changpa\u2019 community of India, consider the following statement:"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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  1. They live mainly in the State of Uttarakhand.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. They rear the Pashmina goats that yield a fine wool.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. They are kept in the category of Scheduled Tribes.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Which of the statements given above is\/are correct?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    • 1 only<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • 2 and 3 only<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • 3 only<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • 1, 2 and 3<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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      Answer: (b) 2 and 3 only<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

      Changpa community<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n
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      • The Changpa are a semi-nomadic Tibetan people<\/strong> found mainly in the Changtang in Ladakh and in Jammu and Kashmir.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • The Changpas rear the highly pedigreed and prized\u00a0Changra goats<\/strong>\u00a0(Capra Hircus) that yield the rare\u00a0Pashmina<\/strong>\u00a0(Cashmere) fibre.\n
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        • The pashmina fibre is the finest fibre of all goat hair.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        • Due to the high altitude, the region is cold during summers with occasional snowfall and winters are extremely cold to work. Thus, maximum rearing is done during the summer season<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        • In 1989, Changpas were declared as the Scheduled Tribes.<\/strong> <\/li>\n\n\n\n
        • The Changpa speak Changskhat,<\/strong> a dialect of Tibetan, and practice Tibetan Buddhism.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
        • Among the Changpa tribe, people are further divided into two other groups, namely, Phalpa and Fangpa.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n
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          \"pashmina<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n